This is Passiflora for sure but not sure whether is is P. foetida. because the later is known to have a foetid (bad) smell. So one needs to check the smell of the fruits. But the leaves surely looks like P foetida. The hairy thing around the fruit is not calyx but bract. Tanay
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Madhuri Pejaver <formpeja...@yahoo.com>wrote: > is that the hairy calyx which remains persistant? It doesnot appear as the > rind of fruit. Photos are beautiful > Madhuri > > --- On *Wed, 17/8/11, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [efloraofindia:77341] Climber for ID from Mirle | 17AugAR01 > To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > Date: Wednesday, 17 August, 2011, 6:20 PM > > > *Date/Time-24 Jul 2011 04.05PM* > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chunchanakatte-Mirle, Mysore dist* > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Near to a farm lake, Wild growth* > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Climber* > *Height/Length-approx - More than 6feet * > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Resembles a hand- Palmate, Whorl, > length-10cms, width-10cms, Hairy -leaves,margin and stem. * > *Inflorescence Type/ Size-* > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-* > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Round, 3-4cms* > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- > * > * > * > *Regards* > *Raghu* > > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) ta...@interchange.ubc.ca *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/